Len
Everything hurt. My chest, my arms, my legs, my ribs. My stomach growled loudly, and I glared at the tray of bread and glass of water before me. "Tch," I scoffed, kicking both the tray and glass over with my feet. I'd rather starve to death before I gave him the information he desired. I glanced at my wrists, which were both chained to the stone wall behind me, and gave it a pull. Nothing, of course.
A cold droplet of water hit my cheek, and I shifted uncomfortably, the chains clinking silently. I looked up at the dome-like stone ceiling, trying to find the source of the leak with no avail. I cleared my throat, which was sore from screaming and yelling so often, and looked at my ruined clothes. My white top was torn, dirtied, like my black pants. There was a sound, as if the metal door across from me were unlocking, and it slowly creaked open and hewalked in. I clenched my jaw, sending him a hate-filled glare.
He smirked, then squat down next to me, close enough that I could smell his minty breath. "Are you ready to talk yet, Kagamine?" He said, his deep voice echoing around the room. I scowled.
"You think I'd crack that easily, you motherfu-" He stood up abruptly and kicked me right in the stomach so hard I coughed up blood and gasped for air. Not good. If I was coughing up blood because of that, then then that should mean that my organs or bones should have been severely damaged. He didn't even give me time to properly breathe before he punched me in the face again. I coughed, and he grabbed my collar.
"You gonna talk now?" He growled. I muttered something under my breath, and he glared. "What was that?" He said. I weakly repeated it, and he leaned in closer so that his ear was next to my mouth.
"Go kill yourself," I whispered, and he pulled back sharply. I gathered up what little saliva I still had in my mouth and spat rat in his face. His face contorted in anger, and he punched me square in the nose. I heard a crackso loud that I was sure my nose was broken. After a few more punches, a split lip with even more blood coming from my mouth and at least one cracked rib, he shoved me back down into the cold, stone ground. He growled, obviously frustrated, and though it hurt whenever I breathed, I managed to conceal a smirk. At least I could make that bastard angry.
He squat down in front of me and pulled out a knife that looked like it was made out of shiny metal. But from the smell, I could tell that it wasn't metal. It was a knife made of osmium, a metal that I, and my race, were extremely sensitive towards. I managed to conceal a tremor of fear upon realizing what it was. He played with the knife before putting the tip on my cheek. I hissed in discomfort as I felt the familiar sting when it made contact with my skin.
"Such a handsome face," He said. "It'd be shame to have it so scarred and ugly. This is your last chance, Kagamine. Where is it?" I gulped, but still grinned.
"Like I'd tell a piece of shit like you." He growled and dug the knife in deeper, deep enough that it drew blood, and dragged it across my cheek slowly. I couldn't contain the bloodcurdling scream that escaped from my mouth. The knife left behind a burning and stinging feeling. At least, that's the best I could describe it into words. The actual feeling was nearly indescribable. He pulled the knife away, seeming a bit satisfied.
"Now..." He said, smoothly, "which eye do you favor? Left-" He pointed the knife at my left eye, the blade a couple centimeters away from my eyeball. I didn't dare blink. "-Or right?" I swallowed thickly.
"Tick tock, Mr. Kagamine. I'll choose for you if you're too slow." He waited a minute, and when it was clear that I wasn't speaking, he sighed. "Right it is, then." He pulled his elbow back, knife in in hand, ready to strike, when a sudden beeping interrupted him. He froze, then put the knife back into his coat. I almost sobbed with relief. He looked down at his watch. He sighed.
"It appears that I have a meeting with the king of Olfgem," He said, his lips curling into a sadistic smile, "a world which I shall conquer soon enough." I smirked.
"Yeah, you go do that, you sick son of a bitch," I spat. He chuckled.
"Oh, Len-" He paused, then cocked his head to the right. "-Or should I say your highness?Perhaps when I come back, I'll interrogate your sister." I tensed at this, giving him the most hateful, murderous glare ever.
"She's a pretty one, that Rin Kagamine. Such innocence and liveliness is what I crave in girls these days..." I growled, making such a barbaric and threatening sound in the back of my throat that even I didn't recognize it as my own.
"Don't you dare do anything to her, or so help me, I will break out and I will find you, and believe me, you won't want me to, and I'll kill you, you twisted, pompous, pathetic, weak, lazy-ass fuck!" I roared. He chuckled, as if he saw this as a joke.
"Keep dreaming, kiddo," He said as he walked out the door, slamming it on the way out. I couldn't even think straight. I was fuming- planning ways to kill him if he dared touch my twin. After a few minutes of this, the door creaked open quietly.
"The fuck you want, you-" I yelled, looking up and stopping what I was going to say when I saw SeeU, one of the servants that would bring me the food, enter with a key. She and I had some sort of friendship going on. She'd always sneak me extra pieces of food and talk to me when she had extra shifts and when hewas out.
"S-SeeU?" I said as she unlocked the chains. It was after I was free that I realized how much I hurt. My head pounded, whenever I breathed my chest hurt, and I had extreme pain in the stomach area. I glanced down at my wrists. They were turning purple from having them in tight shackles for so long. She hurriedly unwrapped a small package of something and shoved it in my hands.
"Eat it- quick!" She commanded. I shoved the small square into my mouth and wrinkled my nose. It was sweet- too sweet for my taste. It tasted like strawberry, but had a mango-y after taste. About a few seconds after I swallowed it, I noticed that it was easier to breathe and the pain in my stomach reduced. "It's supposed to heal severe injuries," She explained as she helped me up. I nodded.
"T-Thank you. Where are we going?" I asked. She put my arm around her shoulders as she helped me walk.
"We're getting you out of here," She said, her blue eyes darting from hall to hall. She began to walk hurriedly, her blonde curls bouncing as she did.
"Won't you get in trouble?" I asked. She smirked and shook her head.
"Not if they don't catch me," She chuckled. I smiled weakly.
"H-Hey, we're getting Rin, right?" I asked. She didn't say anything. She kept looking around, at anything but me. "Right?" She pursed her lips.
"The escape pod can only hold one person," She said. My eyes widened.
"Then give it to her!" I said. She shook her head.
"No," She said. "Rin is- well, she's living comfortably. Unhappily, but comfortably. You, on the other hand..." She trailed off. I gulped.
"But if I leave, then won't-"
"Yes, he'll start questioning her," She interrupted. "But no physical contact will be involved." I snorted.
"And how do you know that?"
"Because he wants her as his bride," She said. I gave a small gasp. He wanted...Rin to be his wife? Was he going to force her into marriage? What'll he do to her as his wife?
"We need to go get her!" I insisted. SeeU scowled, irritation overtaking her features.
"I don't have the key yet. I'll get to her, I promise. After you're gone, though." I frowned, and as much as I wanted to protest, I didn't. I trusted SeeU, after all. She was a woman of her word, I'd learned.
"We're almost there..." She mumbled. "In the pod, you'll be landing on a planet called Earth. You know about it, yes?" I nodded.
"Yes. Me and Rin studied it. I'll blend in well with the humans." SeeU nodded.
"Yes. When you get there, take refuge until I manage to break away from here and come get you."
"How will you-"
"I just will, okay?" We stopped in front of a door, and she looked inside. She punched in a passcode, and it opened. "Stay safe, okay?" I nodded.
"You're getting Rin after this, right?" She bit the inside of her cheek but nodded anyways. She opened her mouth to say something, but her face turned into one of horror as I felt something sharp dig into the back of my left shoulder, as if it were shot.
"Seize them!" A voice yelled. I turned around, finally pulling that dart out of me. Guards were immediately flooding the end of the hall, and SeeU pushed me in the door. The room was small, barren, circular, and pure white. There was a seat in the corner of the room with a seatbelt, and a 'launch' button next to it. Above the button, however, large red words read 'Authorization not yet granted'. I rushed up to the door, which was now closed and looked through the window.
"SeeU!" I yelled, pounding on the glass door. She was furiously typing something in, and finally stopped to look at me through the window.
"That dart- it- it, um- you won't have your memory," She said. "B-But you can get it back if something triggers it. It won't necessarily erase it, more like stash it away." She had tears in her eyes, which overspilled onto her rosy cheeks. She put her hand on the glass where mine was, and smiled shakily.
"I'm sorry," She said as more tears spilled onto her face. "This- this wasn't supposed to happen. Go."
"But what'll happen to yo-"
"I-I'll be fine!" Her voice cracked. "Just- go! I've granted permission to launch." She let out a sob. I felt my own tears gather up in my eyes, making my vision blurry.
"SeeU..." I whispered, trying to blink the tears back and miserably failing. She gave another sad smile to me.
"Goodbye, Len," She whispered. "Thank yo-"
It happened so quickly that at first I was stunned, not believing what I just saw. Her baby blue eyes were wide as the knife cartwheeled through the air, finally firmly planting itself into the side of her head. Her mouth was in the shape of an 'O'
"S-See-" I started. As soon as she fell backwards, I knew she was gone. I choked back a sob as tears streamed down my face. The guards came into view, and pounded on the door. One tried typing something in the passcode, but apparently failed. I let out a shaky breath as I ran to the corner of the room, then pressed the 'Launch' button.
"Please buckle up." A robotic female voice said. "Launching in 10 seconds." I sat down and buckled up, watching as the guards yelled and pounded the door. Already, I was beginning to forget things. When I was born, who the first king of my planet was, why I loved bananas so much. I gulped, and I wondered what will happen to Rin.
"Launching in 5 seconds,"
Will she marry him?
"4."
What will happen to me once I land on Earth?
"3."
Will I live my life thinking I was one of them?
"2."
Who will come and get me?
"1."
Would I stay there forever?
"0 seconds."
How would I rescue Rin?
"Takeoff."
With that final thought, the pod launched off from the ship, and made its' way towards Earth.
So, what do you guys think of the prologue? I know, not the best, with little action, but it'll get better next chapter. Mikuwillmake an appearance next chappie too, so stay tuned please? Didja guys notice the slight LenU in this chapter? What'd you guys think of SeeU and the mystery antagonist? Comments are greatly appreciated!
